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Kidnapping: Fourth NYC Suspect Charged In Abduction Of Fort Lee Man, $680,000 Ransom Demand
UPDATE: A previously-unidentified fourth New York City man accused of kidnapping a Fort Lee resident was charged by federal authorities.
Gabriel Anthony, 34, of Queens, was ordered detained by a federal judge in Newark, joining co-defendants Albert Ferrelli, 50, and Chiahao Lee, 30, both also of Queens, and Fa Deng, 42, of Staten Island.
All four are charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping.
Ferrelli and Anthony were wearing masks when they snatched the victim from his home on Catherine Street near William Street the night of April 5, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger sa…
Kidnapping: Abducted Fort Lee Man Rescued By Nypd, Feds Seize Trio In $680,000 Ransom Demand
Federal authorities have charged three New York City men with kidnapping a Fort Lee resident and holding him for ransom.
A judge ordered Albert Ferrelli, 50, and Chiahao Lee, 30, both of Queens, and Fa Deng, 42, of Staten Island detained following a brief hearing in U.S. District Court in Newark on Thursday, April 7.
The kidnapper sent the victim’s wife a photograph showing the victim with his hands bound and his eyes and mouth duct-taped while demanding $680,000 following the Tuesday night abduction, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said.
New York City police officers resc…
Guilty: Ex-Newark Deli Worker Slit Manager's Throat & Let Him Bleed Out In Bathroom, Jury Finds
A jury found a former East Orange deli worker guilty for slitting the throat of his former boss and letting him bleed to death on the bathroom floor of the shop, authorities announced.
Roberto Ubiera, 58, of Newark, previously worked as an employee at the the neighborhood grocery store on North Park Street in East Orange that his victim, 55-year-old Tarlok Singh managed, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said.
Ubiera cuffed Singh's hands behind his back and isolated him in an employee bathroom in the early morning hours of Aug. 16, 2018, Stephens said.
He later stabb…
WV Man Drove North Jersey Girl To Maryland To Sexually Assault Her, Left Her In PA: Prosecutor
A West Virginia man has been charged with human trafficking after he picked up a 14-year-old North Jersey girl he had promised a relationship with, drove to Maryland to sexually assault her, and abandoned her in Pennsylvania when he learned that she had been reported missing, authorities announced.
Chad C. Corbin, Jr. was charged with first- and second-degree human trafficking, conspiracy to commit human trafficking, first-degree kidnapping, conspiracy to commit sexual assault, luring, and child endangerment, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said on Tuesday, March 15.
Corbin, now …
NJ Man Bound, Tortured Ex For 6 Hours Days After Prison Release: Prosecutor
A 43-year-old man has been convicted of kidnapping an ex-romantic partner, bound him with duct tape, strangled him and forced him to take sleeping pills with alcohol — just hours after being released from jail, authorities in Essex County said.
The jury remained deadlocked on the charge of attempted murder against James Pilotti, 43, of Union City, who was ultimately convicted of several other charges including strangulation on a domestic violence victim, weapon offenses, assault and more, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said.
The horrifying act took p…
NJ Carjacker Steals Vehicle With Victim's GF, Baby Inside Day Before Home Burglary: Police
A New Jersey carjacker was arrested the morning after he took a sedan with a woman and baby inside, authorities said.
The Route 3 Shell gas station victim told police he left his 2022 Nissan Altima running to go into the station's convenience store around 6:05 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said.
When he came out, he saw a robber open the driver's side door and drive away with his girlfriend and their baby inside, the chief said.
Quick to respond, the victim said he grabbed the driver's side door but fell off as Raymond Scott, 18, sped away, according…
Guilty: Morris County Man Tried To Kidnap Young Boy, Sexually Assaulted Others, Prosecutor Says
A Morris County man was found guilty in a series of sexual assaults and the attempting kidnapping of a young child, authorities announced Monday.
A jury found Kyriakos Serghides, of Rockaway Borough, guilty of sexual assault, attempted kidnapping, luring, attempted sexual assault and two counts of child endangerment on Thursday, Feb. 10, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said.
The charges stemmed from separate incidents in August and September of 2015, when Serghides molested a five-year-old boy in the food court restroom at Rockaway Townsquare Mall and lured another five-year-old …
